I also came up with one made up of phrases from 3 different articles:
so many trees and
white columns, magnolia
odd-looking, maroon
... I think I prefer that one!
From: "Allan Revich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: "FLUXLIST" <[email protected]>
Subject: FLUXLIST: Double cHaiku Event
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 13:00:35 -0400
Write a cHaiku (a Haiku is OK too)
Google a line of the poem in "Google News"
Choose one or two short sentences from the article and copy them below the
haiku
Choose 5-7-5 or 3-6-9 phrases from the sampled sentences to write a new
cHaiku/Haiku
Example:
don't play safe
it is just nature's way
some days are better than other days
(Google Search: http://news.google.ca/news?hl=en
<http://news.google.ca/news?hl=en&ned=ca&ie=UTF-8&q=it+is+just+nature%27s+wa
y&btnG=Search+News>
&ned=ca&ie=UTF-8&q=it+is+just+nature%27s+way&btnG=Search+News)
The seagulls are abandoning the coast for the bright lights of the city
because they have found rich pickings on streets and landfill sites. He
played down any Hitchcockian overtones but said staff advised people
walking
through the courtyard at City Hall to watch out.
The seagulls
They have found rich pickings
Courtyard at City Hall to watch out
(source story:
<http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=5&articleid=65200622
1315765652006221311531>
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=5&articleid=652006221
315765652006221311531)
